How the World Marriage Registry works

1 · One person, one lifetime account

You open your account with your own country's national ID card only. The ID number is converted into a secure code (hash). If anyone tries to open another account with the same ID — even years later, with another name — the system blocks it automatically and logs the attempt for the registrar.

2 · Your own fingerprint

Each account is locked with the owner's right-thumb fingerprint on their own phone or laptop. Signing in, registering a marriage and confirming a marriage all need that fingerprint, so nobody can act for you.

3 · Both partners confirm

One partner enters the marriage: date, family or love marriage, months of relationship, place, officiant, dower, witnesses and the certificate photo. The other partner must confirm it with their own fingerprint. If either is already married, the existing spouse must also consent.

4 · Registrar verification

The registrar checks the ID card and the marriage certificate. Only then is the person shown as “Married” in the public search.

5 · Divorce, death, missing — and remarriage

If a marriage ends, the person uploads the official document. After approval the marriage is marked as ended. They may marry again. The public page then shows only the current spouse plus a line such as “earlier marriage ended — divorced”.

6 · Corrections need approval

A name or address can be corrected, but the change appears only after registrar approval. The ID number and gender can never change.

Who sees what

Information	Public	Government officer	Registrar	The person
Married or not	✓	✓	✓	✓
Photo, name, area, religion, country, year of marriage, current spouse	✓	✓	✓	✓
Earlier spouses	— (only “ended: divorced/widowed”)	✓ full history	✓	✓
Parents, date of birth, full certificate details	—	✓ (certificate view)	✓	✓
National ID number	—	last 4 digits only	last 4 digits only	last 4 digits only
ID card image, certificate image	—	—	✓	—
Screenshots allowed	✓	✗ blocked & watermarked	—	✓